Paying apparatus.



PATBNTBDMAY a1, 1904.

' A. JEFES-RY.

PAYING APPARATUS. LAPQPLIOATIOF FIL-ED JUNE 1.0. 1903.

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UNTTED STATES Patented May s1, 19031.

PATENT FFICE.

vARTHUR aannam, .or HAYwARDs HEATH, ENGLAND.

'PAYING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION formngpart of Letters Patent N0. 761,303, dated May 31,1904.

Application filed .Tune 10, 1903. Serial No. 160,872. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern/.- i i Beit known that I, ARTHUR JEFFERY, asubject of the King of England, and a resident of been'ap'plied.

Muster Green,Hay wards Heath, Sussex, England, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Paying Apparatus, kof which the following isaspecification.

My invention relates. to payingmachines fo decksor floors.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine adapted to-run overdecks or ioors and automatically pay or glue the seams of the same.l Inits operation the paying matevrial ismelted only asfast as desired anddelivered to the seams in regulated quantities.

For accomplishing these purposes my invention consists in the followingconstruction. and combinationvof parts, the details of which will first.be fully set forth and described, and

the features of .novelty then set forth and claimed. v 1

`Figure l represents the/side elevation of a machine to which theseimprovements` have Fig. Qis a detached end view of the reservoircontaining the payingy mate rial. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the machine with the lamp or burner .re-

f delivery spout.

ving-handle.

' rial.

moved. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the machine andlongitudinal section ofthe' Fig. 5 is a detached p lan.

broken awayof the outerend of the operat- In the description of theinvention the Word deck will be employed to designate any deck or fioor.y

- The machine comprises a frame 1, mounted on Wheels 2. The wheel orwheels onthe side of the machine in line with the delivery-spout areprovided with anges 3,A which are adapted to run in the seams of thedeck for the purpose of accurately guiding or alining the de-A ally castwith the reservoir 8, as shown; but

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Vit is `obvious that it may be made separate and the reservoir fitwithin the cover, so as to be supported thereby.l Reservoir 8 isprovided with a cover 10, through which the paying 'material isinserted.

Intermediate of and preferably 'near the bottom of reservoir 8 isprovided,v preferably, a horizontal support 11 for the solid payingmaterial, such as marine glue. In this vinstance the support is composedof a series of tubes extending longitudinally of the reservoir 8` andopening through the same at opposite ends. The essential feature of thissupport is that it shall be provided with an opening or openings throughwhich the paying material as it becomes heatedand iiuid or viscous maypass downwardly and out ofthe deliveryspout. The bottom of reservoir 8is preferably inclined, as shown, to afford facility for cleaning thesame, a cleaning door or opening 12 being'provided, preferably linedwith as- Below the support or supports 11 is an auxiliary perforatedscreen or scavengerplate-13, adapted to intercept any impuritiesorextraneous matter in the paying material which would have the tendencytofclog the valve in the delivery-spout. This scavenger-'- plate is maderemovable, thedoor l2 and removable baie-plate being of sufficientdimensions to'admit of its being removed through the same and replaced.

The intake 5 is providedl with an elongated slit 14 for securinganadequate supply of. air

Vfor the burner.

Instead of cleaning the bottom ofthe reservoir 8 through thebafiie-plate -opening the` reservoir 8 and thecover 9 may bere-moved'cessible l5 is a division-plate adapted tointercept the productsof'combustion from the burner and divide the same, throwing thempartlythrough the tubes 1 1 and partly underthe reservoir 8.

The discharge-spout 16 communicates'with the bottom of the reservoir 8yand inclines to onefside in order to deliver the melted paying materialin the line of the flanges 3 on the preferably narrowed in somewhat, asshown in Figs. 1 and 4, and a tubular valve-chamber upwardly and theinteriortliereby made ac- I wheels 2. *The discharge end of spout 16 isloo` 17 inclosed therein. Spent 16 connects with the interior of thevalve-chamber 17. Rod 18 is adapted to reciprocate in valve-chamber 17,and the outer end of the same constitutes a cut-off or valve forcontrolling the supply of the viseuous paying material. Thereciprocation of the plunger in the valve acts to clean the valve, andwhen the paying material is cold ,the end of the plunger acts as a shearto cut out and clear any material which may be in the valve.

Surrounding the delivery spout 16 is a downwardly-projecting iiue 19,formingaconcentricliue-space around the spout. Flue 19 is preferablysecured rigidly to the deliveryspout by spider-frames 20, and removableconnection is made between the spout and the bottom of the reservoir 8,preferably by a tight ground-joint connection, and the Hue 19 is securedto the combustion-chamber4, preferably by a bayonet-joint 21. Thisconstruction permits the insertion and removal of the spout 16 in thebottom of the reservoir and the oscillation of it and the flue 19sufficiently to effect the bayonet-lock.

Rod 18 in its reciprocation is supported at one end in the valve-chamberand at the other in a bracket 22.

23 is anarm rigidly connected to the machine at some point, such as theintake, by a connection 241, and its'outer end is provided with a handle25. Connected to the reciprocating Valve-rod 18 is a link 26, extendingup alongside the arm 23 and having its outer end connected with a valveoperating a handle 27 and consisting of a rod 28 and a connection 29,preferably pivotal. A universal joint 30 of some approved type ispreferably used to connect the reciprocating valve-rod 18 with thehandle 27, whereby the operator may with one hand draw the machine alongthe seams of the deck and with a iinger or fingers of the same handmanipulate the valve-rod 18 through the handle 27.

The burner 31 may be of any approved construction. In this instance Ihave shown a burner of the Bunsen type with a reservoir 32, pump 33, andhandle 34, supported upon a frame 35, carried by the frame 1. It isobvious, however, that any other type of support and lamp may beemployed. f

While I have described the pump-sup port 11 for the paying materialcomposed of fire-tubes 'passing through the reservoir 8, it will beunderstood that any'V other type or form of reticulated support may beused. The wheels 2 are preferably-of wood or other non-conductingmaterial with metal rims.

,It will be noted that the entire machine is located to one side oftheianged wheels 3 3 in order that the operator in using the machine mayobserve the progress of the work verses of the machine during itsoperation. The machine is preferably drawn toward the person operatingit, and the delivery of the melted paying material trails the flangedwheels the latter entering the seams of the deck, guiding the machine.Moreover, by arranging the machine at one side of the flanged wheels theseams of the deck next the rails, hatchways, eopings, and the like maybe paid without the machine encountering any obstructions.

`The products of combustion are divided between the Hue-supports 11 andthe bottom of the combustion chamber, a portion of the heat passing outaround or through baiieplate 7 and a portion passing downwardly aroundthe discharge-spout 16 and in contact with the valve-chamber 17, therebykeeping the paying material i iuid or viscous in the valve andpermitting it to iiow freely through the same.

What I claim is- 1. In a paying-machine the combination of acombustion-chamber and reservoir therein having an intermediate supportin the reservoir, a scavenger-plate located below said support, and-adelivery-spout, a burner and a movable frame supporting the machine.

2. In a paying-machine, the combination of a combustion-chamber having adownwardlyprojectingflue, a reservoir carried by the combustion-chamberhaving a discharge spout concentric with said iue, said reservoir beingprovided with an intermediate support for the paying material and adivision-plate for dividing the products of combustion through saidsupport and under the reservoir.

3. In' a paying-machine, the combination of a movable frame, acombustion-chamber and a detachable reservoir carried thereby, adischarge.- spout for the reservoir projecting downwardly through thecombustion-chamber,and detachably connected to the reservoir, wherebythe reservoir and combustion-chamber may be separated for cleaning.

4. In a paying-machine, the combination of a movable frame, acombustion-chamber and a reservoir carried thereby, and a detachabledownwardly-projecting spout and iue communicating with the reservoir andcombustioniue respectively.

5. In a paying-machine, the combination of a movable frame, acombustion-chamber carr-ied thereby, a reservoir carried by thecombustion-chamber, and a cover for the combustion-chamber secured tothe sides of the reservoir.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR JEFFERY.

Witnesses:

JAS. I-LBLAoKwooD, ESTHER E. (kunnen.

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